Sermons on Finding Meaning In Life:

Seek First The Kingdom

Contributed by Stephan Brown on Apr 11, 2005

Encourages us to seek our success not in stuff, but in pursuing God’s Kingdom.

Seek First the Kingdom! MT 6:24-34 "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. 25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24-34

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Purpose: Why Did That Chicken Cross The Road? Series

Contributed by John Knight on Jan 31, 2003

Understanding our purposes: corporate and individual

Me, My Church, & I Purpose: Why Did That Chicken Cross The Road? I Corinthians 12:12-27 Vision– arises out of our purpose-the "why we exist"; it focuses our power, which we will study next week, and it enables us to see our potential. Before we can ever have vision for our lives we must first ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Denomination: Holiness

Finding The Heart Of God

Contributed by David Slone on Aug 9, 2007

A different look at the book of Jonah. A look at how Jonah, through his journey, found the heart of God. It is Jonah from a different perspective. Also discusses whether or not God changes his mind.

The heart of God: Jonah 3:1-4:10 Jonah 3 1And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 2Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 3So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Finding Your Footprint

Contributed by Robert Parker on Mar 30, 2007

Joshua said choose this day whom ye shall serve.. But as for me an my house we shall serve the Lord.

Joshua 24: 14-15 (24:14) Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! (24:15) And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-15

Denomination: Christian Church

The Other Face Of Fear

Contributed by Isaac Magsino on Jan 23, 2006

There will be times when anxiety and fear will come into our lives, it is then that we have a choice to make. We can choose to focus on the problem and be overcome with fear or we can choose to focus on God and our fear will disappear.

Theme: The Other Face of fear Text: Exodus 14: 11-12; II Timothy 1:7 Place: FBC Kodiak, Alaska Date: January 22,2k6 Intro: What is Fear? A feeling of anxiety caused by the presence of nearness of danger, evil, pain etc. a feeling of uneasiness. Everyone knows what its like to be afraid. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:11-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Goliath: He's Back!

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 24, 2003

A first person monologue, done as King David, who wishes he could feel the rush of victory when he first slew Goliath; but he has learned that evil recurs, does not recognize God, is related to power. He needs a greater than David to come and deal with i

Ah, if only I could go back to those wonderful days! If only I could be a young man again and feel the rush of victory! But I cannot. I am old and tired, and I feel defeated. I have lost so much. My body is weary and my soul is drained. If only I could go back and feel victory ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 20:1-8, Psalm 51:2-12

Denomination: Baptist

How To Find Jesus Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Nov 26, 2017

In Acts 22:1-13, Paul told a crowd how He found Jesus. This sermons explains how you too can find Jesus

How to Find Jesus Series: Acts Chuck Sligh November 26, 2017 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Please turn to Acts 22 INTRODUCTION Illus. – A man, dazed from a knock on the head after falling out of a hunting tree stand, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Good Days

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 14, 2003

The Psalmist tells us how to experience many good days.

INTRO.- ILL.- A little boy named Alexander had a bad day one time. Perhaps you’ve heard of him. His bad day started as soon as he woke up one morning. Alexander said, “I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:12-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where Is Your Treasure?

Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 19, 2007

The treasure that lasts is not what we accumulate on this earth but what we value in our hearts.

WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE? (Based on a sermon by Jeff Walling preached at the Tulsa International Soul Winning Workshop in March of 2006)) A. (Show clip from the movie: National Treasure) Hollywood has made tons of MONEY on TREASURE HUNTING movies. COMMENT: Indiana Jones, Titanic, Pirates of the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Finding Your Identity Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Jul 13, 2023

You are no accident. God created you on purpose and for a purpose!

Two weeks ago we started an apologetics series called, “What do you believe?” Last week, we raised the following three questions: What is Truth? Can the truth be known? Can the truth about God be known? We talked about the 5 big questions that humanity has sought to answer throughout the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1, Hebrews 11:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Sees The Good In Us

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 5, 2006

God calls us from our sychamore tree and requests residence in our hearts.

Text: When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today” (Luke 19:5). In my mind, I picture Zacchaeus as being about 5 feet tall with dark hair, a little goatee, average size nose, thick eyebrows, medium to dark brown ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Christian Church

Determined To Receive

Contributed by Charles Forshee on Mar 22, 2007

When our desire for something better gets bigger than the reasons "why not" then we are on our way to receiving from God, but it takes determination on our part, then God will meet us there....

Luke 5:27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. I love the simplicity that we see in these verses....... Three of the Gospel Writers record ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: *other

Facing Your Tommorrows

Contributed by Daniel Cabrera on Nov 25, 2006

How should we face our tommorrows, considering all that is going on in our world today

FACING OUR TOMMORROWS Intro: How should we face them? How does the majority face their tomorrows? *without a clue *without confidence *without company go through life all alone Leadership: abilty to persuade others to come along *without ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:31-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Into Thin Air Series

Contributed by Randy Croft on Feb 28, 2002

Those who risk nothing, instead risk everything.

Into Thin Air Lessons from Mt. Everest May 10, 1996, a severe and sudden storm trapped several climbers high on Mt. Everest as they were descending from the summit. In what has become the deadliest single tragedy in the mountain’s climbing history, a total of eight people perished. A NYTimes ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Inertia: State Of Motion

Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008

The challenge I present to you today isn’t about scientific inertia, but rather spiritual inertia…and although today it is geared toward our young people, this principle relates to all of us.

Inertia: State of Motion Every body perseveres in its state of being at rest or of moving uniformly straight ahead, except insofar as it is compelled to change its state by forces impressed. [Cohen & Whitman 1999 translation] Definition: "… a body at rest will remain at rest and a body moving ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-16

Denomination: Pentecostal